The ambassador of Russia to Namibia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Namibia.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Windhoek. The current Russian ambassador to Namibia is , incumbent since 19 August 2022.
History of diplomatic relations
Formal diplomatic relations between Namibia and the Soviet Union were established on 21 March 1990, the day it declared independence from South Africa. Andrey Urnov was appointed as the first ambassador on 15 August 1990. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Namibia recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador continued as ambassador from Russia until 1994.
List of representatives of Russia to Namibia (1991 – present) Soviet Union to Namibia (1990-1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAndrey UrnovAmbassador15 August 199025 December 1991
Russian Federation to Namibia (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAndrey UrnovAmbassador25 December 19915 July 1994Ambassador5 July 199411 November 1998Ambassador11 November 199820 August 2003Ambassador20 August 200323 December 2009Ambassador23 December 200924 July 2017Ambassador24 July 201719 August 2022 Credentials presented on 9 November 2017 Ambassador19 August 2022 Credentials presented on 19 July 2023
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